Job Description:

Senior / Principal Drainage & Infrastructure Engineer

Location: Peterborough
Salary: £40,000 -  £65,000PA DOE

Job Type: Full-time, Permanent

About the Role

Position 1 Recruitment are working with a successful engineering consultancy, who are looking for an experienced Senior / Principal Drainage & Infrastructure Engineer to join the team.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor project teams delivering drainage and infrastructure schemes from concept through to detailed design.
• Prepare and review drainage strategies, flood risk assessments, highway designs, levels designs, calculations, drawings and specifications.
• Manage projects and ensure schemes are delivered to agreed timescales and quality standards.
• Agree design principles and provide technical input throughout the project lifecycle.
• Prepare fee proposals and assist with project costings.
• Provide technical guidance and support to junior engineers and technicians.
• Undertake occasional site inspections and provide technical support where required.
• Liaise with clients, contractors, local authorities and external consultants to coordinate projects effectively.
• Ensure project information is accurate and delivered within agreed deadlines.

About You

• A degree in Civil Engineering or a related discipline.
• A minimum of 8 years' experience in drainage and infrastructure design.
• Strong experience in drainage strategies, drainage design and infrastructure schemes.
• Knowledge of S38, S278, S104, S106 and S185 agreements.
• Experience with flood risk assessments and drainage strategies.
• Practical experience integrating SuDS (Sustainable Drainage Systems) into development projects.
• Experience working on highway and private-development infrastructure schemes.
• Knowledge of highway alignments, crossfalls and visibility splays to adoptable standards.
• Proficiency in relevant design software such as AutoCAD, Civil 3D, PDS and MicroDrainage/FLOW.
• Ideally, you will be Chartered or working towards chartership with ICE or another relevant professional institution.

Benefits

• Excellent career progression opportunities
• Personal development planning
• ICE training and chartership support
• 25 days' annual leave plus bank holidays, increasing with service
• 6% employer pension contribution
• Income protection
• Performance-related Christmas and January bonuses
• Company mobile phone
• Continuing Professional Development (CPD) opportunities
• Support towards your first chartership application

If you are an experienced Senior or Principal Drainage & Infrastructure Engineer, and would like to know more information, Apply Now, or contact Kirsty on (phone number removed)